make over

make over

transitive verb

Definition of MAKE OVER

1

: to transfer the title of (property)

2

a : remake, remodel, redesign <made the whole house over>

b : reform 1

Examples of MAKE OVER

1. <the old factory was completely made over and is now an upscale shopping center>
2. <made the deed over to his daughter>

First Known Use of MAKE OVER

1546

Related to MAKE OVER

Synonyms

alchemize, convert, metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmute, transpose, transubstantiate

Antonyms

fix, freeze, set, stabilize

Related Words

adjust, alter, modify, recast; redefine, redesign, redo, reengineer, refashion, regenerate, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary; deform, disfigure, distort, mutate, transmogrify; displace, replace, substitute, supplant

Near Antonyms

expropriate

Rhymes with MAKE OVER

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